Billy Gilmour

For other people with similar names, see Bill Gilmour (disambiguation).

Billy Gilmour
Gilmour playing for Norwich City in 2021
Personal information
Full name Billy Clifford Gilmour[1]
Date of birth (2001-06-11) 11 June 2001 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth Irvine, Scotland[3]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Napoli
Number 6
Youth career
2009–2017 Rangers
2017–2019 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Chelsea 11 (0)
2021–2022 → Norwich City (loan) 24 (0)
2022–2024 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 (0)
2024– Napoli 8 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 Scotland U15 1 (0)
2016–2017 Scotland U16 1 (0)
2017–2018 Scotland U17 7 (2)
2017–2019 Scotland U19 7 (3)
2018–2021 Scotland U21 12 (1)
2019– Scotland 34 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:07, 3 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Billy Clifford Gilmour (born 12 June 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Napoli and the Scotland national team. He is considered one of the best players in association football for Scotland, particularly in relation to his passing skills and his style of midfield play.[4][5]

Gilmour spent three months at a young age with Celtic before moving to Rangers,[6] where he developed in the club's academy and trained with the first-team squad at the age of 15. He joined Chelsea in 2017 after turning down a professional contract with Rangers, made 22 appearances, and was on the bench for their UEFA Champions League and FA Cup finals in 2021. He spent a season on loan at Norwich City where the club were relegated, before he signed with Brighton & Hove Albion on a permanent basis in September 2022. Gilmour signed for Italian side Napoli on a permanent deal on deadline day in August 2024.

Gilmour represented Scotland at all youth level from under-15, under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels before making his senior debut in 2021. He was selected for their Euro 2020 squad later that year.

  1. ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ^ UEFA.com. "Billy Gilmour | Scotland | UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Billy Gilmour". Chelsea F.C.
  4. ^ Ronay, Barney (19 June 2024). "Scotland learn to use Billy Gilmour's talents and reap the rewards". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  5. ^ "How 'fabulous' Billy Gilmour helped spark Scotland revival". BBC Sport. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference nat1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).